Web3 MapleStory Universe game content preview: Adventurer profession debut!

The Web3 version of the MapleStory game, MapleStory Universe, set to be released in the latest news on 3/12 in the fourth quarter of this year, has recently released many gameplay videos. While blockchain elements can be found in them, the overall style seems very similar to the original game, aiming to create a unique blockchain gaming experience and marketing advantage.

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Exclusive Preview of Web3 MapleStory Universe Game Content

Individual Trading of Character NFTs

Similar to the traditional version, MapleStory Universe allows multiple characters per account. However, according to a promotional video, each character is expected to be minted as an NFT, indicating that the official team might enable players to trade individual characters directly, rather than the previous third-party account trading mechanism.

The token required to mint character NFTs is NESO, which may be the in-game token for future gameplay.

It is anticipated that only the classic Adventurer class will be available initially, with the Swordsman, Magician, Archer, Thief, and Pirate classes open for classification, but no information on job advancements has been released yet.

NFT Minting for Dropped Items

Today, the team released the first gameplay video, showing that players can mint dropped items as NFTs, allowing all items to be freely traded or used by players.

According to previous reports, the item drop mechanism in MapleStory Universe is expected to differ significantly from the traditional version of MapleStory, with item quantity limits and restrictions on the number of dropped items a player can obtain within a certain period to ensure item rarity. Therefore, the video shows a significantly lower quantity of dropped items compared to the traditional version.

Interestingly, the video does not show any wallet confirmation transactions or signatures during the item minting process, suggesting that MapleStory Universe may offer a design similar to Immutable zkevm to enhance player gaming experience.

Wallet Creation Using Third-Party Accounts

According to the official tweet, MapleStory Universe is expected to collaborate with FaceWallet to allow users to create wallets using third-party accounts such as Google, Meta, etc., and provide a password recovery feature to cater to a wider range of players.

Immutable introduces the Passport feature, enabling cross-game identity retrieval and supporting email login registrations.

For crypto players, options like MetaMask and other crypto wallets will be supported for logging in.

Nostalgic Style Combined with Web3 Gameplay

The content released this time is expected to be the MapleStory N game screen, which is the server operated by the official team.

Whether it's the initially provided classes and characters, or the monster-hunting gameplay style, it indeed retains a design similar to the original version, which is expected to attract existing MapleStory players and even old players back, serving as a marketing strategy that other blockchain games do not possess.

By combining nostalgic elements with Web3 mechanisms, we may see many innovations emerge, making the future development worth looking forward to. However, details such as actual gameplay mechanics, the impact of in-game purchases on balance, player participation, etc., will need to wait for the official game launch to be revealed.

This article is not investment advice.